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Show THE PROMOTION OF II THE ADMIRAL &&pc&SB.Sa j By Morloy Roberta Author of "Tho ColoaatiB." "The Ftmltl yen." I I nU.rJi9x'.' ii0'' K"".' b Tht "f'' 1'ubUthtng Company. I UopyrtgAI, ltot, by J.. O, rag ,t Company, Incorporated.) 1 (Continued.) "I bellevo I seo something out thero," Huld tho astronomer feebly. "You aro always Beoln' suthln'," said Slmpklns crossly, but as ho spoke ho looked round and nlmost dropped his oar. "Wako up, captain'" ho shouted. "Hero's a barque almost bo near wo could touch hor." Tho Bklppcr roused up? and with him tho rest. They Jumped to their feet. "Sit down, sit down, you gnng of Idiots," Bald tho captain; "d'yo want to capsize us?" "Oh, wo aro saved, wo aro saved I" said" tho ethnologist, for within half a mllo of them a vessel lay with hor main topsail aback. Thero was nothing noth-ing odd about her to tho uneducated eye, but the sklppor looked at Slmpklns, Slmp-klns, and Slmpklns looked nt tho Bklppcr. "Derelict," said both. For with such a light breczo it was absurd to seo a barquo with nothing set but a closo reefed maln-topsnll, and a fore-topmast staysail hanging In hanks like a wet duster. "She has seen us," said tho geologist. geolo-gist. "Seen your grandmother," said tho skipper rudely. "There ain't a bouI aboard her, nnd she's water-logged and loaded with lumber out of Hall-fax, Hall-fax, and film's a northerner, nnd nbout six hundred tons register. Get tho oars out. If her decks aro awash she'll bo better than this boat." By tho tlmo thoy camo within a ca-bio's ca-bio's length of her, It was b'road daylight, day-light, and tho least maritime member of any European scientific society was alilo to form an opinion as to her being be-ing a derelict. As Bho rolled, tho water camo out of her scuppers for her main deck was almost level with tho sea. Part of tho gear was let go. and most of tho yards wero dialing through their parrala, the main-topgallant yard, Indeed, was only hanging hang-ing by tho- tie and tho lifts, and enmo crash against tho mast overy tlmo tho Boa lifted the vessel's bows. Halt tho bulwarks wero pone, and tho rehnains of the displaced deck cargo Bhowcd through tho gaps. As thoy got up to her Bho wont right aback and camo round slowly on hor heol. "Row up close, sir," said Slmpklns, "nnd I'll Jump." "No," said Captain Prowso, "not with this lot. I wouldn't go nonr her with a crow of misfits liko these, not for money. We'll go a bit closer, and you must swim." And In ten 'minutes Slmpklns was on board. Ho throw tho end of a vang across tho boat and thoy brought her astern. "Thank heaven," said the men of scienco as thoy trod the Bllppory deck of tho Kamma Funder, belonging to Coponhngc "But tholr troubles woro only Just beginning. Tho skipper' walked aft on tho slippery slip-pery deck, and climbed upon tho poop by way of tho rail, for somo of tho looso lumber had dislodged and Bmashod tho poop ladder. When ho found his foot upon his native heath ho was onco moro Captain Joseph Prowso in all his glory; and turning about, ho addressed the crow. "81rapklns," he Bald, "you aro chief ofllcer, Becond ofllcer nnd bo'son, and "Wake up, Captain!" don't, you forgot It. As for jou others. rilA havo you know thnt you're the craw. Just drop any kind of heightened height-ened notion that you nro passengers, and we'll got along easy; but if you don't, look out for squalls. SlinpklnR, turn this useless lot to tluowln' the romains of the deck cargo overboard, and try n couple of 'om nt the pumps; maybe hor scams may havo closed up again by now." And going aft to the 8U;U1qu ho disappeared from view. "Well," said the geologist, "of all thQJtfhfenial " &piit$Btow Miat," cried Slmpklns, "njvlturn to. You're here, ain't you, and lucky you should consider your-solfj'- And tho captain's a man of lilsr word, ob I know; so loop slippy, and pas tills bloomln' truck over tho sld,! Tlrtnnlsnrablo crew looked at oaoh oth&r In despair jJpmo now," said Slmpklns Impatiently, Impa-tiently, "do you want me to report yoy ghaps as rofualn' duty?" ThjgigeologlBt, w..o was tho young-estlaml young-estlaml sturdiest man in tho crowd. BaldoTliat ho did; hut tho astronomor and. ,tho entomologist remonstrated wltjtiim. ;i think we'd bettor," said the un- happy Insect man. "This Prowso socms a rcgulnr brute." "Ho Is," said tho astronomor, "nnd I pray to heaven thnt ho doesn't find any rum on board." But hcavon did not listen, nnd tho captain presently enmo on deck with a flushed face. "Slmpklns," roared Prowse. as his head appeared over tho edgo of tho scuttle. "Yes, air," said tho now mate. "Is that lumber ovor tho sldo yet?" "Quick, for Gnwd's sako," said Slmpklns, nnd tho roluctant men of science commenced Bltdlng tho boards over. "It's going, Blr." answered Simp-kins, Simp-kins, i "Goln'!" anld Prowso, when ho got his hnnds on tho after poop rail. "Goln'I I should say so! What n crowd! Oh, you mlsernblo things, I'll shape you; I'll get you Into condition; I'll inako sailors of you. Got two of theso hooslcrs on to tho pumps arid tsoo if she's lenkln' vcry bndi and then we'll mako sail. This 'cro Kammn Funder won't mnko a quick paBBago. but by tho tlmo wo'ro picked up, or Ball 'or 'omo, I'll mako you chaps lit to ship in tho worst Cape Horner thnt over sailed." Ho turned away, but stopped. "And when tho deck's clear, Simp-kins, Simp-kins, you onn lot 'em cat what thoy can get. There's plenty of biscuit. hut mighty llttlo else. Now then, you Stars, pump!" And tho astronomer nnd entomologist entomolo-gist pumped for tholr lives, wlillo tho Ben round nbout tho waterlogged barquo was whitening rapidly with many thousand feet of Nova Scotlan lumber For when tho captain was out of Bight, Slmpklns wna encouraging, encourag-ing, and talked what he told thorn was "horao" sense, "You wants to got back 'omo to your families, don't you," ho nBkcd, "and to your instruments nnd your usual ways of llvln'? Why, of courao you docs. Then buck up. nnd pitch In. rf UU..U. ..... .u... ..,., ...a. ,..-... .... and learn to do your dooty. I'm not a hnrd num. I carl mako allowances. I know you didn't ship to do this. But It's your luck, and you must. Now, then, that'll do tho deck. Just lay into this pump all of you, and I'll sound 'er again." And as good luck would havo It, thero Boon appeared some reason for hoping that tho leaks In tho Kamma Funder bad closed. "Bllmy," said Slmpklns, "wo'll 'avo 'er 8allln' llko n witch yet. Chuck ycraolvcs Into It, and I'll call tho captain." cap-tain." But tho captain was faat aaloop In tho bunk of tho late skipper. "What's becorao of her crow?" naked tho now crew, aa thoy sat round tho deck and ato tholr biscuit. "Took off by n steamer," said Slmpklns; Slmp-klns; "you soo thoy'vo left their boats and tho captain says tho ship's papers 'as gone, so they wns took off, for sure " "I wish wo wero takon off," said tho weary nstrondmcr. "Thnt'il come, I dessay," roplled tho consolatory Slmpklns, "but if wo sails 'er 'omo, wo'll pet salvago, and your tlmo wou't be wasted. So cheor up. and let's mako sail, wlillo a couplo of you keeps tho pumps a'goln'," The wind by now was a light north- westerly breezo and though tho barquo worked heavily and wallowed In tho sea, Slmpklns took her as sho went round and put tho geologist at tho helm. "Keep tho wind In tho back o' your neck," said1 Slmpklns to tho nervous bolmsmnh, "and I'll loose tho foresail." fore-sail." Ho Jumped up aloft nnd loosed the foresail and two toro-topsalls. Coming Com-ing down, ho got tho scientific crow to work. "Hero, you, ketch hold of this nnd pull. There, that will do. Bolay! Tlo tho thing up, I mean, on that thing, you sill ass!" And tho member of tho Royal Society, So-ciety, who was thus addressed for tho first tlmo sinco ho had loft school,' mado tho starboard foreshcot faat to tho cleat. "You ain't such nn ass as you wants to mako out," said Slmpklns, as ho watched him erlticnlly; "mo and tho captain will Boon put you chaps In shape. Now.thon, nil of youl Foro-topsall Foro-topsall 'alllardsl Stretch It out and lay back. Whloh of you can sing?" They dcclarod that uouo of them could, "Then I must," said Slmpklns; "nnd ho gave them tho chant)', "Handily, boys, no handy," until ho had tho top-anil top-anil well up. And Just as tho crow wore looking aloft with r Strang now feeling of actual pleasure In seeing results grow under tholr hands, a sudden row arose aft. The captain was Interviewing tho geologist. "Steer small," said Captuln Prowso; "don't work the bally wtieol as If you was workln' a oliaff-cuttor." "I'm doln' my beta." said the furious man of adence, "ami I bo you will apeak to me civilly." "I'll spenk to you how I like," said Prowso; "didn't I loll you a wlillo book as you wasn't a pa8onger no moro, but one of my crow?" "Sir," Mild tho geologist, "1 beg that you will bo so good as to refrain from Bpoaklug to mo. I am not accustomed to bo talked to In that tone." Captain Prowso gasped, and, walking walk-ing hurriedly to tho Bide, ondeavorod to pull a fixed belaying. plu from tho rail. Aftor throo or four trials ho came to n loose onq. By this tlmo tho itiHKiisWHi-imW00' Kft,;-J''iiiiiiiH Kammn Funder was yawing alt nbrviAdT H and when Captain Prowso nAite to- H wards tho wheel again tho Kcxtfnglat H let go, and in Ills turn sought for a H weapon Tho captain caught tho H wheel tn time to prevent tho 'cssol H getting right aback, and roared: H "Mutiny, M Slmpklns and tho scientific assocla- fl tion enmo running ntt. H 'Slmpklns," shrieked Pro-vso, " "kotch hold of that geological chap1 H "I dard cither of you to touch mo," rH Bald tho geologist; "tho first ono that' ,-H I'll brain H Ho held the Iron pin firmly, nnd looked desperate. H "Come and kotch hold of the wheel," iiiiiiiiH anld 1'rowBO. In a choking voico. "No, don't let him." said tho of- H fonder, and n violent argument arose. jH "Tills la perfectly Bcandalous," said 'H tho mcok astronomer, "and " ,'H "We won't put up with it," cried H entomologist. flH "I must obey orders," said Simp- H "Or I'll murder you," acrcamed tho H "If ho lots go slio'il bo took aback," snld Slmpklns, "nnd It'll bo a lot of H "Wo don't care," said tho mon of H science, and then the cnptaln let go H nnd rushed for tho geologist. Simp- H kins hroko from tho nstronomcr and H cnught the spinning wheel Just as tho v H The lumber went overboard. HBH geologist knocked tho cnptaln down. "Oh," cried tho pathologist, "I be- H llovo you'vo killed him." H "I hopo bo," said tho hero of tho ' tl occasion, with rathor a palo face. "I'm '1 not going to bo bullied by any courao o brute of a sailor." tl "But he's tho captain," said Simp- Jliiiiifl But mutiny was In ther hearts. But JPiiiiiiiH all talked at onco, and the pathologist ?H folt tho captain's skull to see' whether t-w-.7B It was still sound. H "Will ho dio?" " H "No," said tho doctor; "ho has a , H Bkull llko a ram's. Take him below." H "And lock lilm ln,"snld the astron- rH omer. "And wo can argue with hlia , through tho door." It was a happy thought, and even fl Slmpklns, in spite of his Ingrained re- apect for tho, lawful authority of the H moat lawless skipper, approved the suggestion. "You ain't all so soft as you look," H said Slmpklns, "but tho sea docs bring H tho dovll out In a man If so bo he's H And thoy carried Captain Josoph H Prowso down below. As his cabin door would not lock, they Jammod H short pieces of sawed lumber between H It and tho other side of tho alley H "Iff mutiny," said Slmpklns, "but H It h dune, and maybo ho'll cool oft H whon ho comos to and finds his 'end H aching." H But nevertheless tho situation was H not pleasant, and no ono wns qulto H certain as to what should bo done. H "Hold a commlttco meeting," said H tho entomologist. H (To bo continued.) H |